When I'm right and I know it

[torquill]

I just figured out the source of my current calm. It's the feeling I get when I've nailed a diagnosis. I may still turn out to be wrong, but given the information currently available, I have come up with an explanation which not only includes all the symptoms, but is also not contradicted in any way by the evidence. It's up to someone with fresh information to try to disprove it.

I'm grateful, because my professional confidence is hard to shake, and gives me a degree of equanimity in a situation where I would otherwise be very distressed. I'm sure it will help me with the doctor, and it's keeping my anxiety under control until then.